What is the LCAP?

The LCAP, which stands for Local Control and Accountability Act, is a three-year plan to address state and local priorities in an effort to improve student outcomes.

The LCAP describes:

The school district's goals for students

What actions the district will take to achieve those goals

What those actions will cost

How it will measure the results

The LCAP addresses the needs of ALL students, including specific groups such as English Learners, Foster Youth and students from low-income families.

Because no two school districts are the same, each one is required to create its own LCAP and tailor it to the unique needs of its own students.

The LCAP also gets updated yearly, and community input is an essential component of the process. Several LCAP meetings are held throughout the school year and at each school site. Parents, caregivers and the community as a whole are invited to attend and share their concerns, identify areas that need improvement and explore potential solutions.

In an effort to make the LCAP meeting process more meaningful, parents, caregivers and community members were given the opportunity to visit their primary school in the fall of 2019 while class was in session to see for themselves how LCAP funds are being spent. Visitors were given a tour of the campus with a focus on the district's local priorities which include the following:

College/career readiness

School climate

Equitable access for all students

Recruit and retain quality staff

Several follow-up LCAP meetings are scheduled during the second half of the school year to review the school site visits and assess student needs. This will be followed by community forums leading up to the LCAP update over the summer.

The Merced Union High School District Board of Trustees prohibits unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying against any protected group as identified under Education Code 200 and 220 and Government Code 11135, including actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, immigration status, gender, ethnic group identification, race or ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, nationality, religion, color, mental or physical disability, age, marital or parental status, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or on the basis of a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in any district program or activity that receives or benefits from state financial assistance (5 CCR 4610).

Inquiries on all matters, including complaints, regarding compliance, may be referred to Debra Glass, Director of Equity and Accountability.